What color is #C8C88F?

#C8C88F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C88F?

The RGB value is 200, 200, 143: 200 red, 200 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C88F?

The complementary color is #8F8FC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C88F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C88F color

#C8C88F rgb(200, 200, 143)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8C88F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78.4% green and 56.1% blue (200, 200, 143).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 34% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#C8C88F color codes

HEX	`#C8C88F`
RGB	`rgb(200, 200, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 78.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 34%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 28%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.37, -8.98, 28.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.37, 29.98, 107.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.432, 55.572, 34.104)`
Decimal	`13158543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C88F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C8C88F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C88F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C8C88F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c88f; }
.text { color: #c8c88f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c88f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 200 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c88f, #acc88f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8C88F?: #C8C88F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C88F?: The RGB value is 200, 200, 143: 200 red, 200 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C88F?: The complementary color is #8F8FC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C88F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.